For the sick prompts thing, number 2 for any ship you like, please. Thank you!
Hello, anon! Thank you for sending one in! I chose TsukkiKage because this seems like a good prompt for them.Ā
2.Ā āI know you areworried about me, but if you try to feed me soup, or give me any more blanketsI am going to slap you.ā
The pounding in his headis incessant and the dryness and itchiness of his throat, worse. And Kageyamamaking a fuss, making a nuisance of himself instead of letting him rest is nothelping his condition.
Tsukishima hates gettingsick. He hates how it makes him feel so weak, so useless. And itās one thing tosuffer alone. But a different matter altogether when you have a clumsy nurse.
āKi- cough cough cough,ā Tsukishima bends over himself, head and chest hurting every timehe coughs. He wonders if this is the disease that will finally kill him, becausedying is a better prospect than periodically hacking your lungs out.
Kageyama drops the freshblanket heās gotten from the closet on the bed in favor of rubbing an unsure,but admittedly soothing hand over Tsukishimaās back.
āMaybe you need moresoup?ā Kageyama says, a disgruntled frown marring his smooth forehead. āI gotmore blankets and maybe you should keep yourself warm even more.ā
The coughing spell stopsand Tsukishima slowly straightens up and leans back on the headboard, exhausted.āI donāt need them,ā he rasps, annoyed.
āKing, I know youāreworried about me,ā he finally snaps, tone weak, but nevertheless harsherbecause of his condition, ābut if you try to feed me soup or give me any moreblankets, I am going to slap you.ā
Even through his sicklyglare, Tsukishima thinks that might as well actually have. Slapped Kageyama,that is, what with the vulnerable, hurtexpression his face adopted at Tsukishimaās outburst.
āI-I,ā Kageyema flounders,blinking rapidly and starts backing away.
Tsukishima knows that heāsnot an easy person to deal with on a normal day, even when heās health is in atop shape for biting remarks and snark. In pain, heās crueler. But Kageyamadoesnāt deserve all of this, when all he wants to do is help. Heās bumbling andawkward and he really doesnāt know how to take care of other people, but heāstrying.
Gah, dammit. Damn stupidcough and stupid, weak body. Damn stupidly caring king taking care of an idiot,ungrateful commoner.
āI-Iāll just⦠Iāll justleave you, then,ā Kageyama whispers, not looking at him as he stands.
āHey,ā Tsukishima grabsKageyamaās wrist, stopping him from leaving. Kageyama stops and slowly sitsback down but still doesnāt look at him.
Tsukishima pulls himselfup and promptly drops his head on Kageyamaās shoulder. āIām sorry.ā Itās stilldifficult to lower his pride at times, but now is not the time to hold on tothat.
Being sick does notexcuse him from being an asshole.
āNo⦠Itās⦠well, I probablyshould have left you alone,ā Kageyama replies softly, then awkwardly pats Tsukishimaāshead with his free arm.
Tsukishima agrees andtells Kageyama so. He breathes in the scent of their fabric conditioner mixedwith Kageyamaās cologne. Itās comforting, strangely. And maybe, being not aloneisnāt so bad. āThe soup is making my throat itch more. Itās already too hotwith this blanket, I donāt need more.ā
āO-oh,ā Kageayamaāsshoulder relaxes under his head, and he breathes a soft sigh of relief. āIāmsorry. Iāll make another one⦠that doesnāt irritate it.ā
Tsukishima only hums,already being lulled to sleep by his sickness, but more importantly by Kageyamaāspresence. āLater.ā
āā¦You should rest now,āKageyama says, pushing him off gently. His shoulder might not be the bestpillow for Tsukishima.
āSleep with me?āKageyama blinks, then flushes darkly at the half-lidded, uncharacteristicallysoft look Tsukishima is giving him. He must be so out of it then, if heāsactually inviting Kageyama.
Unable to replyverbally, at the risk of choking on his words, Kageyama only nods franticallyand positions them on the bed. Tsukishima curls in on Kageyama, immediatelywrapping an arm around him and buries his head on his chest, inhalingcontentedly. He feels the thundering beat of Kageyamaās heart from thisposition and he smiles.
Being sick does notexcuse him from being an asshole, but it does excuse him from being clingy.